How AI Made Junior Developer Jobs Economically Obsolete

Generative AI tools like Claude Code and Copilot have dramatically amplified senior developer productivity—with companies reporting 40-55% more code output per sprint—making the business case for hiring junior developers increasingly difficult to justify. As entry-level tech positions have plummeted 60% since 2022 and CS graduate unemployment has doubled, the industry is severing the career pipeline that once welcomed newcomers.